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Air Force to push Congress for military housing tenant bill of rights
Source: Reuters
POLITICS FEBRUARY 18, 2019 / 4:39 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
Exclusive: Air Force to push Congress for military housing tenant bill of rights
M.B. Pell, Deborah Nelson
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Aiming to grant military families far greater say to challenge hazardous housing, the U.S. Air Force told Reuters Monday it will push Congress to enact a tenant bill of rights allowing families the power to withhold rent or break leases to escape unsafe conditions.
The proposed measure, outlined in an interview at the Pentagon by Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Chief of Staff David L. Goldfein, follows complaints from military families who say they are often powerless to challenge private industry landlords when they encounter dangerous mold, lead paint and vermin infestations.
“Clearly there are areas where we have issues,” Goldfein said.
Added Secretary Wilson: “That could put a little more leverage into the hands of the renters.”
The Air Force push adds to a drumbeat of reforms to emerge in recent weeks following a Reuters series, Ambushed at Home, that documented shoddy housing conditions at bases nationwide and described how military families are often empowered with fewer rights than civilian tenants.
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Exclusive: Air Force to push Congress for military housing tenant bill of rights
M.B. Pell, Deborah Nelson
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Aiming to grant military families far greater say to challenge hazardous housing, the U.S. Air Force told Reuters Monday it will push Congress to enact a tenant bill of rights allowing families the power to withhold rent or break leases to escape unsafe conditions.
The proposed measure, outlined in an interview at the Pentagon by Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Chief of Staff David L. Goldfein, follows complaints from military families who say they are often powerless to challenge private industry landlords when they encounter dangerous mold, lead paint and vermin infestations.
“Clearly there are areas where we have issues,” Goldfein said.
Added Secretary Wilson: “That could put a little more leverage into the hands of the renters.”
The Air Force push adds to a drumbeat of reforms to emerge in recent weeks following a Reuters series, Ambushed at Home, that documented shoddy housing conditions at bases nationwide and described how military families are often empowered with fewer rights than civilian tenants.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-military-airforce-exclusive/exclusive-air-force-to-push-congress-for-military-housing-tenant-bill-of-rights-idUSKCN1Q71WH
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